Thinking Graphically About Science Flip Chart

34-1010 Science Science GRAPHICALLYTMabout Thinking Copyright © NewPath Learning. All rights reserved. www.newpathlearning.com \|xiBAHBDy01247kzU 10 LAMINATED FLIP CHARTS Per Set – Use with a Dry-Erase Marker! WRITE-ON / WIPE-OFF WRITE-ON / WIPE-OFF

GRAPHICALLYabout Thinking TM Phone: 800-507-0966 • Fax: 800-507-0967 www.newpathlearning.com NewPath Learning® products are developed by teachers using research-based principles and are classroom tested. The company’s product line consists of an array of proprietary curriculum review games, workbooks, posters and other print materials. All products are supplemented with web-based activities, assessments and content to provide an engaging means of educating students on key, curriculum-based topics correlated to applicable state and national education standards. Copyright © 2009 NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Thinking GraphicallyTM About Science Flip Chart set consists of ten flip charts, each enhancing student understanding of natural phenomena through observation, questioning, planning, hypothesis and interpretation. Designed to complement any science program, the collection provides visual outlines to help students add breadth and depth to their science comprehension skills. Each flip chart set provides a series of effective focal points for discussion, lesson models and explicit instruction. They also serve as a perfect foundation for learning center activities. Each Thinking GraphicallyTM Flip Chart Set features • 10 double-sided laminated charts, each 12” x 18”. Side 1 features student-friendly, “write-on/wipe-off” activity templates Side 2 displays completed examples and instructions • Spiral bound on a durable free-standing easel • Activity Guide with black-line copy-masters and suggested activities HOW TO USE Classroom Use Each Thinking GraphicallyTM About Flip Chart can be used for enhancing science comprehension instruction. The front page of each flip chart contains a colorful graphic for visually organizing information related to topics and strategies of science comprehension. The flip side pages provide classroom examples for completing the graphic organizer at the primary and intermediate levels. Note: Be sure to use an appropriate dry-erase marker and to test it on a small section of the chart prior to using it. The Activity Guide included provides a black-line master of each Flip Chart which students can use to fill in before, during or after instruction. For each chart, there is a suggested list of instructional lessons. Thinking GraphicallyTM About Science Flip Charts are a great supplement to any science program. While the activities in the guide can be used in conjunction with the Flip Charts, they can also be used individually for review or as a form of assessment or in conjunction with any other related assignment. Learning Centers Each Flip Chart provides students with a variety of opportunities to visually comprehend and organize science concepts. Students may use these Flip Charts in small group settings along with the corresponding activity pages contained in the guide to learn or review science topics or strategies already covered during guided instruction. Independent student use Students can use the hands-on flip charts to practice and learn independently by creating their own graphic organizers. The graphic organizers are also ideal for assessment of topic or strategy understanding and application. Reference/Teaching resource Thinking GraphicallyTM Charts are a great supplement to any curriculum or they can be used in conjunction with NewPath’s Curriculum Mastery® Games. Chart # 1: Chart # 2: Chart # 3: Chart # 4: Chart # 5: Chart # 6: Chart # 7: Chart # 8: Chart # 9: Chart #10: Sense It! Documenting Data Cycling Looking Closely O-W-L Planning Pinwheel This and That Fact Finding From Start to Finish Focus In! Science Science

© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4920 www.newpathlearning.com Sense It! Primary Examples Intermediate Examples Taste Sight Sound Smell Touch •sweet •chewy •yellow •5 inches long •lines on it’s back •no sound •sweet •soft gummy worms Taste Sight Sound Smell Touch mixing vinegar and baking soda never taste chemicals! • lots of little white bubbles • foaming • fizzes • sizzling • sour • watery

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples -- - + + + Conductors Traveling Can Cars Objects crayon penny eraser paper clip rubber band yes no Trials car 1 car 2 car 3 car 4 car 5 car 6 1 2 3 4 5 10´ 11´ 9´ 10´ 10.5´ 6´ 4´ 3´ 4´ 4´ 5´ 5´ 4´ 5´ 4´ 10´ 12´ 10.5´ 11´ 6´ 5.5´ 6´ 8´ 5´ 5´ 8´ 7.5´ 5´ 9´ 8´ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4921 www.newpathlearning.com Documenting Data

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples Four Stage Cycle Three Stage Cycle Four Stage Cycle Three Stage Cycle Butterfly Frog Water Cycle Rock Cycle egg tadpole eggs larva pupa adult adult precipitation metamorphic rock igneous rock magma sediment condensation evaporation © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4922 www.newpathlearning.com Cycling

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples Observe Wonder Learn omnivore eats both plants and animals • turtles • humans • bears herbivore eats only plants • cows • elephants • grasshoppers carnivore eats only animals • lions • tigers • snakes cell tissue organ system vertebrates mammals dogs kingdom phylum class Looking Closely © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4923 www.newpathlearning.com

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples O-W-L © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4924 www.newpathlearning.com Observe Wonder Learn Observe Wonder Learn • shades of gray • breaks apart easily • smells like dirt • Is it sedimentary? • Where was it found? • What does it look like under a microscope? • It has layers. • It is #3 on Mohs Hardness Scale. • Leaves a gray streak. Rock Sample 1 • moves away from the flashlight every time • stretches & contracts as it moves • wide band in the center of the worm’s body • lots of lines around the body • feels bristly • Are there any bones? • Do the lines help the worm move? • What happens when worms are placed on dark and light paper? • Worms are invertebrates. • Worms move to the dark paper every time. Worm Study

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4925 www.newpathlearning.com Question Needed Materials Test Method Data Collection Does the bean seed need light to germinate? • 3 bean seeds • paper towel • plastic baggie 1. seeds on paper towel 2. wet towel 3. seal baggie 4. place in file drawer check each day and illustrate observations Question Needed Materials Test Method Data Collection Testing for Acid • pH paper samples 1. 6 samples (vinegar, water, orange juice, milk, soap solution, dressing) 2. Dip test strip in each 3. Check for color change and compare to chart make chart to record results Planning Pinwheel

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples Ways they are the same Ways they are different Ways they are the same Ways they are different Desert • large areas • little rainfall • few trees or shrubs • can be cold • many animals are nocturnal • most animals are small • windy • rich soil • large and small animals Prairie Conifer • trees • seeds • need light, air & water • needles as leaves • seeds are in cones • leaves stay on year round • leaves change & fall in autumn • seeds are in fruit • broad leaves Deciduous © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4926 www.newpathlearning.com This and That

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples Clouds Simple Machines high clouds fair weather mostly ice long & wispy white puffy white can be fair or rainy weather low clouds gray cover most of the sky light mist or drizzle Pulley flag pole winch clothesline steam shovel Inclined Plane roller coaster parking ramp stairs ladder Screw jar lid drill cork crew Levers scissors hoe crowbar bat stapler rake see saw fork window blinds can opener © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4927 www.newpathlearning.com Fact Finding

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples -- - + + + Inner Core Molten Outer Core Inner Mantle Outer Mantle Rocky Crust Phytoplankton Zooplankton Fish Seal Shark Earth Food Chain © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4928 www.newpathlearning.com From Start to Finish

Primary Examples Intermediate Examples • have hair • warm blooded • drink their mother’s milk • mostly live birth • center of solar system • spinning ball of hot gas • a star • Earth is closest to it near January 1 each year, farthest away on July 1 • heats the Earth Mammals The Sun © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4929 www.newpathlearning.com Focus In

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